As a kid I remember having a crazy thought once when I rolled up to a stationary basketball just lying there, "I wonder if I can whack this with my front wheel and send it flying..." That thought ended with me on the ground and the ball basically laughing at me so like many thoughts I had during childhood (and adulthood for that matter), I never thought about it again.
Uruguay's Gonzalo Bueno should have scored a clinching goal against Peru last week in a game between the nations' Under-20 teams. Bueno DIDN'T score, because Peruvian goalkeeper Angelo Campos may be the fastest man in South America.
Talk about a die-hard — A Chinese soccer fan died in his sleep after staying awake for 11 straight days watching every Euro 2012 game. Jiang Xiaoshan finally conked out from exhaustion.
Athletes carry an aura of invincibility that seems to make their fans think that just because they can jump high, run like lightning or throw a ball the length of a small subdivision, that means they can do just about anything. This leads to the music industry automatically assuming that they can also sing.
We’ve come to expect great things from disabled athletes. Even in that context, this video of highlights from The African Cup of Nations for Amputee Football is pretty darn impressive.
Here in America, this time of the year we only care about one sport, Football. Baseball of course comes in at number two, but what are some other sports we care about? While the rest of the world views this as number one, it’s number three to us stuck up Americans.
Alex Morgan is a member of the US Women’s National Soccer Team and is the team’s youngest player. Her impressive resume can be found right here.
The legendary passion of the European soccer fan isn’t just for the young, apparently.
This aged spectator at a Dutch Second Division (minor league) match was so irate that the ref had showed the home team six yellow cards in a four-to-three loss that he stormed the pitch with his mobility scooter and then twice rammed into the offending official. Checking out the low-speed assault below.
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Viviana Angulo, a sideline reporter in Costa Rica, ended her interview with soccer player Wilson Munoz by dropping trou, turning around, and asking Munoz to autograph her thonged-bottom.